Wrap - The Cut Of His Gib

1. Can Webber do it? Liking the emerging cut of his gib, but he is up aginst it. His qualifying was immensely disappointing. Red Bull do not want him beating their No. 1 driver of course either. I'm tipping a non finish for a few of them, so it could be interesting - especially if the wind/ sand springs up.

2. Parramatta signings.That just about leaves only Willie Mason and Joel Monoghan to sign now. Got Webb, Matieu, Chris Walker and every other goose.

3. Mark 'Bomber' Thompson. Has there been a greater charade and lie in sport? Here he is saying the pressure of Geelong is too much all the while having signed to coach at his former club as a player - Essendon. No credibility any more sadly. had he come clean and moved on people would have accepted that more readily. Why lie?

4. Wallabies. Rugby Union. Just when we looked like we were on the up, they lose badly. Goalkicking is terrible, but what a game - 16 shots at goal. No wonder the ground was packed. Beale our best again. Who was that fat Aussie fullback who could not run and get the Pommy winger? Hopeless. Mitchell? Go away and lose some weight. Haven't seen a slower outside back since Ross Conlon played for Australia - or Chook Herron - or Paul Carige.

5. Rugby League. Gus made a goose out of himself saying that Australia's Origin experience would bring them home. Lote was awful, Lockyer has had enough and we paid for some lame brain selections like leaving Darius Boyd out. Too many old blokes when it mattered most. Steve Kearney's stocks keep rising. Parramatta will knock that out of him.

6. Brent Tate. He is the modern day Brett Papworth. Ruined by injury and always able to secure big contracts regardless. Clever.

7. Appleby. Strong performance, but Brant choked and should never have lost in the JB Were. Tiger is not far away from some brilliance again.

8. Manny Pacquiao. There is no greater boxer on the planet. Get a look at this bloke on You Tube. Unbelievable and again a winner on the weekend.

9. Lastly, the Ashes. We are in trouble. Clinging to age again - Hussey...surely he goes. When we dominated, young blokes lifted...Slater, Hayden, Ponting, McGrath... Surely a Ryan Harris type, a Bollinger (if fit) and Hify are our pace certainties. I do not class Johnson as a certainty at all. He has LOST HIS MOJO! He cannot bat either any more.

What about an Opera House announcement before the Australia A game...arrogance and stupidity. Thank God they sacked Merv. Only Boonie and Hilditch to go now.